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Kanji Detail for 見 - "to see"

見

  • Meaning

    見 means "to see." Also associated with to appear, to meet.

    1. To see - To look; to perceive with the eyes; to come into view.

    2. To meet - To have an audience with; to have an interview.

    3. Passive - Read as "ru" or "raru," expressing the passive voice meaning "to be done."

    4. To appear - To manifest; to come out; to become visible.

    5. Before one's eyes - In front; the present moment; now.

  • Words using 見

    • 会見 かいけん Listen interview; audience; meeting
    • 意見 いけん Listen opinion; view; comment
    • 見方 みかた Listen viewpoint; point of view; way of looking (at something)
    • 見直し みなおし Listen review; reconsideration; revision
    • 見解 けんかい Listen opinion; point of view
    • 見込み みこみ Listen hope; promise; possibility
    • 発見 はっけん Listen discovery; detection; finding
    • 見学 けんがく Listen inspection; study by observation; field trip

  • Four-character idioms with 見

    • 左見右見 とみこうみ Listen looking from one place to another; looking in all directions; looking all around
    • 物見遊山 ものみゆさん Listen going on a pleasure jaunt

  • Tattoo check: 見

    • Verified meaning: to see
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read けん, けんさき, けんざき, まな)
    • Also carries these associations: to appear, to meet

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 見

    Given names 見(けん)Listen 見(まな)Listen 見(まみえ)Listen 見(まみゆ)Listen 見(まゆみ)Listen 見(みる)Listen

    Surnames 見(けんさき)Listen 見(けんざき)Listen 見(みさき)Listen 見(みざき)Listen 見(みしお)Listen 見(みとも)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    see; hopes; chances; idea; opinion; look at; visible

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview; opinion; view

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to see, to observe, to meet, to appear

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    When objects come into contact with the eyes and are perceived. | Understanding. Such as 見地 (insight), 見解 (viewpoint). | To pay respects. Such as 參見 (presenting oneself), 覲見 (having an audience). | To be subjected to. Such as being suspected is called 見疑. Being harmed is called 見害. | To appear. The Analects says "When there is way in the world, one appears." Meaning serving in office and becoming prominent.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ken(ケン) ケン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    mi.eru(み-える) み-える

    mi.seru(み-せる) み-せる

    miru(み-る) み-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    見 (miru)

  • Related Keywords

    to see to appear to meet passive before one's eyes in sight look at behold contemplate discern examine gaze inspect notice observe peer perceive scan scrutinize spot survey visible witness

Sentences including 見

  • Her dress looked cheap.

  • Do not look out of the window.

  • Did you ever see such a film?

  • We see with our eyes.

  • Do you watch television?

  • There'll be standing room only.

  • He kept an eye on them.

  • She stood looking out toward the sea.

  • I think of watching tv as a waste of time.

  • She looked around , but she couldn't see anything.

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